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not even gotten to benghazi. more than 16 days after the attack because of security concerns. now officials worry by the time they do get to the site it will have been pick clean. abc news the white house. >>> meantime the men responsible for the anti-muslim film that ripped apart the arab world has been ordered detaine detained. 55-year-old if man left u.s. district court in los angeles after hearing a federal judge call him a flight risk. he was arrested early today on 8 counts of violating his probation. seen earlier this month masked by clothes was on probation for check fraud and banned from using computers or the internet. the film depicts the profit mohammad as womanizer, religious fraud and chilled molester and it inflamed many people in the air ab world. >> immanuel this happening where you live. virtually an entire neighborhood growing po pot. 13 people were arrested in santa rosa a today. 150 cops sheriff's deputy and fbi agents seized 300 pot plants after serving warrants on 32 homes interthe auto mau
not even gotten to benghazi. more than 16 days after the attack because of security concerns. now officials worry by the time they do get to the site it will have been pick clean. abc news the white house. >>> meantime the men responsible for the anti-muslim film that ripped apart the arab world has been ordered detaine detained. 55-year-old if man left u.s. district court in los angeles after hearing a federal judge call him a flight risk. he was arrested early today on 8 counts of...
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>>reporter: she spoke of all those lost when the benghazi consulate attacked by armed militant. shawn smith the technology specialist who leaves 2 young children behind. tyron woods a former navy seal the father of 3 little boys. and his fellow former seal glen doherty a beloved son and brother. >> we have seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet individual could that we had nothing to do with. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. >>reporter: but the message of today was not just of grief. it was resolve. >> so we will wipe away our tears. stiffen our spines and face the future undaunted. >>reporter: apple has won another round in at that time interest dispute with samsung. international trade commission today said apple didn't violent samsung patent if designing the i-pod i-phone and i-pad. last month they won a big verdict when jury in san jose said it was samsung that copied key feature of the i-phone. speaking of which the first batch of i-phone 5 is sold out. apple began taking orders at midnig
>>reporter: she spoke of all those lost when the benghazi consulate attacked by armed militant. shawn smith the technology specialist who leaves 2 young children behind. tyron woods a former navy seal the father of 3 little boys. and his fellow former seal glen doherty a beloved son and brother. >> we have seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet individual could that we had nothing to do with. it is hard for the american people to make sense of...
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. >> the attack on the civilian in benghazi were attacks on america. there should be no doubt that we will be relen relentless in tracking down the killers and bringing them to justice. >>reporter: this week mitt romney hammered the president over what he characterizesed as the president's response to the benghazi attack. he said the development in the middle east are bumps in the road. that was my reaction. bumps in the road. we had an ambassador assassinated. >>reporter: today as if in reresponsible the president invoke the memory of ambassador stevens. >> we must reaffirm our future will be determined by people lick chris stevens and not by his killers. >>reporter: mr. obama called the video that sparked the protest crude and disgusting. then added this lesson in tolerance. >> like me the majority of americans are christian and yet we do not band blast themy against our sacred belief. i think people will call me awful things every day. and i will always defend their right to do so. >>reporter: at the children top global initiative conference g.o.p.
. >> the attack on the civilian in benghazi were attacks on america. there should be no doubt that we will be relen relentless in tracking down the killers and bringing them to justice. >>reporter: this week mitt romney hammered the president over what he characterizesed as the president's response to the benghazi attack. he said the development in the middle east are bumps in the road. that was my reaction. bumps in the road. we had an ambassador assassinated. >>reporter:...
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consulate in benghazi was destroyed by fire. charlie d'agata visited the embassy today and saw much of the destruction. charlie, what was it like inside the consulate? >> reporter: well, nora, the consulate was completedly decimated. and i have to start by saying this is not a heavily fortified compound. it wasn't even really a fortified compound, just a group of buildings on a residential street, iron gates in the front of it. and we were shown the guard shack which is the first building you come to. and that with the vehicles around it had been bombed out completely and then set on fire. you go about 30, 40 yards or so into it, and then the bigger building inside the consulate itself, and there is where the residence is and where the dining room area. and once again, completely gutted. there are two or three other buildings within that compound. again, completely destroyed. and then as you go across an alleyway, you get to an annex. and again, two other buildings were completely gutted. everything had been taken out. things we
consulate in benghazi was destroyed by fire. charlie d'agata visited the embassy today and saw much of the destruction. charlie, what was it like inside the consulate? >> reporter: well, nora, the consulate was completedly decimated. and i have to start by saying this is not a heavily fortified compound. it wasn't even really a fortified compound, just a group of buildings on a residential street, iron gates in the front of it. and we were shown the guard shack which is the first building...
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in benghazi, libya, visiting the ruins, charlie what did you see? >> reporter: well, nora, ruins is a good way to describe it, because the place has been decimated. every single building, every single room has been torched, everything inside smashed to pieces or taken out. really, there would have been no place to hide in that compound. when you talk to libyans here you hear the same thing. everybody is heartbroken. they're saddened, shocked by what's happened. they say that they're ashamed of what's happened. they say the ambassador is a personal friend to the libyans. he was here for growth, to show there is a stable future forelibya, ironically, and they held a pro-american rally last night here in benghazi to reinforce those sentiments. so, you know, even days after this event, there is a sense of shock, of anger at those behind it, and the investigation now continues to find out who was behind these killings. the libyans tell me this was directed by al qaeda. this could not have come out of anger from the libyan people. >> charlie, will we see
in benghazi, libya, visiting the ruins, charlie what did you see? >> reporter: well, nora, ruins is a good way to describe it, because the place has been decimated. every single building, every single room has been torched, everything inside smashed to pieces or taken out. really, there would have been no place to hide in that compound. when you talk to libyans here you hear the same thing. everybody is heartbroken. they're saddened, shocked by what's happened. they say that they're...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. our team of correspondents is covering everyangy of this story, and we begin in benghazi where charlie d'agata made it inside the american consulate where the americans died. >> reporter: the attackers made sure there was nothing left. every single room in every single building on this compound looks like this-- torched and ransacked,. no place was safe and there is nowhere to hide. a young neighbor zahi braham najem, showed us around the ruins. he used to visit the consulate often before it was destroyed. >> they burn everything, they steal everything, and they broke the dishes. >> reporter: the people in the neighborhood we spoke to said it wasn't clear who was behind the attack. a libyan security guard who tried to defend the compound but was unded in the attack couldn't tell us, either. but he did say it had the marks of a planned assault. we can't show you his face for his own safety. "it was a setup" he said. "they were armed with automatic weapons. some had their faces covered
consulate in benghazi, libya. our team of correspondents is covering everyangy of this story, and we begin in benghazi where charlie d'agata made it inside the american consulate where the americans died. >> reporter: the attackers made sure there was nothing left. every single room in every single building on this compound looks like this-- torched and ransacked,. no place was safe and there is nowhere to hide. a young neighbor zahi braham najem, showed us around the ruins. he used to...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. sprey anti-american violence rkread throughout the muslim world, all of it sparked by a once-obscure internet film that ridicules the prophet mohammed. the film was produced in the united states. we're going to go first to nancy cordes with the return of the reporan dead. >> reporter: the remains of the u. u.s. ambassador to libya and nd into hers were carried off a military plane and into a hangar where the president and other dignitaries, state department liaffers, and the victims' families waited. rye families had met privately with the president and secretary of state before the ceremony. >> this has been a difficult week for the state department and for our country. >> reporter: an emotional secretary clinton paid tribute to each man in turn. >> sean smith joined the state department after six years in the air force. ne-- speoods-- known to most as rone-- spent two decades as a navy seal, serving multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. glen doherty-- who went by ic.b"-- was also
consulate in benghazi, libya. sprey anti-american violence rkread throughout the muslim world, all of it sparked by a once-obscure internet film that ridicules the prophet mohammed. the film was produced in the united states. we're going to go first to nancy cordes with the return of the reporan dead. >> reporter: the remains of the u. u.s. ambassador to libya and nd into hers were carried off a military plane and into a hangar where the president and other dignitaries, state department...
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consulate in benghazi. benghazi is a city in the eastern portion of libya. as you know, libya had just gained independence really, had overthrown longtime authoritarian leader moammar gadhafi and was part of the arab spring. this was a positive story at the state department and very sad. >> here is the secretary of state. >> yesterday our u.s. diplomatic post in benghazi, libya, was attacked. heavily armed militants assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings. american and libyan security personnel battled the attackers together. four americans were killed. they included sean smith, a foreign service information management officer, and our ambassador to libya, chris stevens. we are still making next of kin notification for the other two individuals. this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all faiths around the world. we condemn in the strongest terms this senseless act of violence, and we send our prayers to the families, friends, and colleagues of those we've lost. all over the world every day, american diplomats and develop
consulate in benghazi. benghazi is a city in the eastern portion of libya. as you know, libya had just gained independence really, had overthrown longtime authoritarian leader moammar gadhafi and was part of the arab spring. this was a positive story at the state department and very sad. >> here is the secretary of state. >> yesterday our u.s. diplomatic post in benghazi, libya, was attacked. heavily armed militants assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings. american and...
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i think he had reason to believe the city of benghazi really had his back, that he was very welcome there. >> rose: continuing on the subject of libya, i talked earlier today by telephone from geneva with former secretary general of the united nations kofi annan. what should we worry about when you see the kinds of demonstrations we have seen in cairo and the more lethal consequences in libya about a response to a privately produced film that has nothing to do with america or the american government. >> i think that those kinds of incidents first of all shows that the it was how individuals can sometimes take the law into their own hands and react in a manner that we do not expect. it does require leaders to speak up. it does require leaders to send a message that this is simply not done, that it's not acceptable and one cannot have the sort of violence. and i think it also shows that the majority, the silent, peaceful majority, should speak up and the leaders should. because we live in the world of copy cat incidents and what we don't want is for others to replicate this and have it spre
i think he had reason to believe the city of benghazi really had his back, that he was very welcome there. >> rose: continuing on the subject of libya, i talked earlier today by telephone from geneva with former secretary general of the united nations kofi annan. what should we worry about when you see the kinds of demonstrations we have seen in cairo and the more lethal consequences in libya about a response to a privately produced film that has nothing to do with america or the american...
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there was never an anti-american protest in benghazi. instead, they say the consulate came under planned attack. that is in direct contradiction to the administration's versions of the incident. and it happens as capitol hill calls for more details and asks for some more forthcoming details of exactly what happened in benghazi. secretary clinton's deputy is in tripoli, libya today. he'll be meeting with libya's new prime minister and preside over a memorial service for ambassador chris stevens. >> thank you, margaret brennan. >>> if you've had it with junk mail, join the club, but you haven't seen anything yet. the struggling u.s. postal service reportedly is cutting deals to increase direct mail advertising so it can make more money. last year americans got about 84 billion pieces of junk mail. that's cutting into local budgets in cities and towns. they estimate they spend $1 billion just to throw the junk mail away. >>> wow, some amusement park riders in southern california were left high and dry wednesday. the windseeker ride stalled
there was never an anti-american protest in benghazi. instead, they say the consulate came under planned attack. that is in direct contradiction to the administration's versions of the incident. and it happens as capitol hill calls for more details and asks for some more forthcoming details of exactly what happened in benghazi. secretary clinton's deputy is in tripoli, libya today. he'll be meeting with libya's new prime minister and preside over a memorial service for ambassador chris stevens....
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our charlie d'agata is in benghazi tonight. charlie, what more are you hearing about who is responsible? >> well, a top libyan official told us today, jeff, that members within the militant groupance ar-al shariya are suspects in this attack including some individuals still at large. but was quick to point out that some factions of that group may be the responsible for the murders of ambassador stevens and three of his team, not all members took part in the attacks. >> jeff: i think a lot of people might wonder what kind of support does ansar-al shariya receive in libya? >> well, jeff, like many brigades here, they are responsible for the day-to-day running of benghazi, particularly when it comes to providing security here. as a matter of fact, even today we saw their trucks with their insignia on the side parked outside the area hospitals providing security there. but as their name states, they are supporters of shariya law, strict islamic law which goes against some of the principleses of democracy. that has made them unpopul
our charlie d'agata is in benghazi tonight. charlie, what more are you hearing about who is responsible? >> well, a top libyan official told us today, jeff, that members within the militant groupance ar-al shariya are suspects in this attack including some individuals still at large. but was quick to point out that some factions of that group may be the responsible for the murders of ambassador stevens and three of his team, not all members took part in the attacks. >> jeff: i think...
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coming up, more on benghazi gate. plus, presidential candidate roseanne barjuc bar on why shes fighting to stop the federal crackdown and medical marijuana. alannah stewart. wait until you see the speedos. and former republican governor charlie crist joins us around tells us why he is backing president obama. governor crist is next, after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. now covering 3000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. >> geraldo: back live with just 38 days until the election, president obama maintains his 6% lead in the gallup you daily tracking poll. he is up 50% to 44% for governor romney. rasmussen has it much tighter, though. has the president up by just two points, 48 to 46 for mr. romney. could the spreading benghazi gate scandal slow the president's momentum? let's ask former governor charlie crist of the crucial battleground state of florida. governor crist it in tampa. mario diaz was in miami. governor crist, my mom says hi. stil
coming up, more on benghazi gate. plus, presidential candidate roseanne barjuc bar on why shes fighting to stop the federal crackdown and medical marijuana. alannah stewart. wait until you see the speedos. and former republican governor charlie crist joins us around tells us why he is backing president obama. governor crist is next, after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. now covering 3000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink...
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the american consulate in benghazi, libya, was in flames. and the ambassador and three other americans, dead, after militants attacked with gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades. by wednesday, the crowd outside the embassy in cairo had grown larger and the mood, ugly. the rhetoric now, a world away from the heady days of the arab spring last year. when i visited yemen during its own uprising, the atmosphere was optimistic. things have clearly changed. >> we do have to recognize that this kind of outrage that we're seeing in the region is a result of an enormous amount of frustration with the lack of fulfilled promises about the arab spring. the arab spring wasn't just about freedom and democracy. it was about social and economic progress. >> reporter: despite the death and utter devastation at the u.s. mission in benghazi, the state department insists there was a robust security presence. >> we determined that the security at benghazi was appropriate for what we knew. >> reporter: yet, just the day before the attack, al qaeda's leader urged
the american consulate in benghazi, libya, was in flames. and the ambassador and three other americans, dead, after militants attacked with gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades. by wednesday, the crowd outside the embassy in cairo had grown larger and the mood, ugly. the rhetoric now, a world away from the heady days of the arab spring last year. when i visited yemen during its own uprising, the atmosphere was optimistic. things have clearly changed. >> we do have to recognize that this...
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benghazi resident fahad al bakoush shot the video. he told us he heard somebody yell "there's a body, a foreigner." but bakoush said nobody recognized the ambassador. >> ( translated ): god is great, he's alive, he's alive. >> reporter: bakoush said he didn't see bruising or bleeding but the ambassador's face was red and his lips were black. he told us they tried to find a doctor in the crowd but there was none. then he helped get the ambassador to the hospital. as the attack continued on the consulate, a libyan security official told us he and his team started to evacuate the remaining 30 americans to a safe house a mile and a half away. he didn't want to be identified for fear of revenge. but less than an hour after the consulate staff made it to the safe house, it also came under attack. the first attack was from r.p.g.s-- rocket-propelled grenades. then there were mortars. he told us the strikes were extremely accurate, as if the attackers knew exactly what they were aiming for. when we toured the safe house, his account seemed to
benghazi resident fahad al bakoush shot the video. he told us he heard somebody yell "there's a body, a foreigner." but bakoush said nobody recognized the ambassador. >> ( translated ): god is great, he's alive, he's alive. >> reporter: bakoush said he didn't see bruising or bleeding but the ambassador's face was red and his lips were black. he told us they tried to find a doctor in the crowd but there was none. then he helped get the ambassador to the hospital. as the...
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terrorists three days before the attack that killed four americans in benghazi. we're going to have that but first, what could be a campaign blockbuster, when he didn't think cameras were rolling. the camera was rolling and here's a portion of the video. >> 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. there are 47% with him who believe they are victims, who believe the government has the responsibility to care for them who believe they're entitled to health care, to food to housing, you name it. that's an entitlement. and the government should give it to them and they will vote for this president no matter what. and the president starts off with 48 49 starts off with a huge number. these are people who pay no income tax. >> we got these quotes from "mother jones" magazine. the romney campaign has not denied the substance of what's in the tapes. in the tape you hear mitt romney saying my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. he also joked he'd have a better shot if his father, george romney, had been mexican. the qu
terrorists three days before the attack that killed four americans in benghazi. we're going to have that but first, what could be a campaign blockbuster, when he didn't think cameras were rolling. the camera was rolling and here's a portion of the video. >> 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. there are 47% with him who believe they are victims, who believe the government has the responsibility to care for them who believe they're entitled to health care, to...
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coming up, more on benghazi gate. plus, presidential candidate roseanne barjuc bar on why shes fighting to stop the federal crackdown and medical marijuana. alannah stewart. wait until you see the speedos. and former republican governor charlie crist joins us around tells us why he is backing president obama. governor crist is next, after this. [ male announcer ] with a driving range of more than 550 miles you'll inevitably find yourself on a desolate highway in your jeep gra cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. andor the blind-spot monitor... [ beeping ] ...that helps remind you that the highway might not be as desolate... as you thought. ♪ but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! thor's
coming up, more on benghazi gate. plus, presidential candidate roseanne barjuc bar on why shes fighting to stop the federal crackdown and medical marijuana. alannah stewart. wait until you see the speedos. and former republican governor charlie crist joins us around tells us why he is backing president obama. governor crist is next, after this. [ male announcer ] with a driving range of more than 550 miles you'll inevitably find yourself on a desolate highway in your jeep gra cherokee. and when...
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lou: the libyan government, an intelligence source in benghazi, eyewitnesses in benghazi, pointing to a preplanned, well-organized and coordinated strike that the obama administration still refuses to call a terrorist attack. we'll take up all of those issues here tonight. we begin with the author of, spring fever, the illusion of islamic democracy. the author is former federal prosecutor, andrew mccarthy. also tonight, chicago teachers voting to end their strike and return to work. did mayor emanuel cave in to their demand or did he stand strong? was he a stooge for the unions or is he chicago's new scott walker? former new york city schools chancellor joel klein joins us. >>> the national liberal media has a hard time at times with the truth. is that why they are hammering governor romney? we'll take that up in the chalk talk tonight. for more on the white house's evolving narrative as they like to say in the murder of four american citizens in unprotected, unsecured and unprotected consulate and safe house in benghazi, we go to white house correspondent ed henry with our repo. >> w
lou: the libyan government, an intelligence source in benghazi, eyewitnesses in benghazi, pointing to a preplanned, well-organized and coordinated strike that the obama administration still refuses to call a terrorist attack. we'll take up all of those issues here tonight. we begin with the author of, spring fever, the illusion of islamic democracy. the author is former federal prosecutor, andrew mccarthy. also tonight, chicago teachers voting to end their strike and return to work. did mayor...
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no mention of being on the ground in benghazi. you are saying they havent been on the ground benghazi. is she splitting hairs here? >> in fairness to the secretary, it may be she wanted to be coy about where in libya they were for security concerns. that would be understandable. but the fact is it is not clear they have even been inside of libya for very long. they had difficulty and we understand some bureaucratic infighting between the fbi and justice department on the one hand and the state department on the other hand. it took longer to get in the country. they have now gotten there but are still unable to get permission to go to benghazi. >> bob you have been involved in a number of aftermath investigations. have you ever heard of anything like this. where whether it is bureaucratic infighting where they are not allowed in a crime scene or have you heard of anything like this? >> it is outrageous. in the sense that lib kwla is obviously on the edge but i have seen the fbi after an attack like this, we're right on the scene. i
no mention of being on the ground in benghazi. you are saying they havent been on the ground benghazi. is she splitting hairs here? >> in fairness to the secretary, it may be she wanted to be coy about where in libya they were for security concerns. that would be understandable. but the fact is it is not clear they have even been inside of libya for very long. they had difficulty and we understand some bureaucratic infighting between the fbi and justice department on the one hand and the...
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consulate in benghazi was just the beginning of a terrifying night for the americans inside. libyan officials told us their forces helped evacuate 32 americans out of the consulate as attacks are torched and stormed the compound. i libyan commander told us a convoy of 22 vehicles, two of them armored, raced from the u.s. consulate down this road to a safe house a mile and a half away. but the safe house they fled to, which was supposed to be in a secret location, had become a target. so this is where they were attacking from. just as the u.s. extraction team of commandos arrived to take the americans to the airport, the house came under heavy fire. it was intense, deadly, and accurate. everywhere you look on this rooftop there's evidence of what must have been a ferocious fight. there's damage from automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and even mortars. the precise mortar strikes on the house suggest those who launched them knew exactly where to aim. clearly, americans fighting back from this rooftop were hit. our escort, lib and commander abdu salam, gathered two bloo
consulate in benghazi was just the beginning of a terrifying night for the americans inside. libyan officials told us their forces helped evacuate 32 americans out of the consulate as attacks are torched and stormed the compound. i libyan commander told us a convoy of 22 vehicles, two of them armored, raced from the u.s. consulate down this road to a safe house a mile and a half away. but the safe house they fled to, which was supposed to be in a secret location, had become a target. so this is...
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consultate in benghazi that killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. the top libyan official now says that the attack on tuesday was quote his words preplanned. al-qaeda says the operation was revenge for our killing a top al-qaeda leader. what do we know? >> first of all, chris, we are are obviously investigating this very closely. the fbi has the lead in this investigation. the information the best information and the best assessment we have today is that in fact this was not a preplanned premeditated attack. that what happened initially was that it was a spontaneous rehe action to what had just transpired in cairo as a consequence of the video. that people quartered outside of the emba -- people gathered outside of the embassy and then it grew very violent and those with extremist ties joined the fray and came it heavy weapons which unfortunately are quite common in post revolutionary libya and that then spun out of control. but we don't see at this point signs that this was a coordinated planned premeditated attack. obviously we will wait for the r
consultate in benghazi that killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. the top libyan official now says that the attack on tuesday was quote his words preplanned. al-qaeda says the operation was revenge for our killing a top al-qaeda leader. what do we know? >> first of all, chris, we are are obviously investigating this very closely. the fbi has the lead in this investigation. the information the best information and the best assessment we have today is that in fact this...
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but first, cnn's arwa damon in benghazi who broke the story. arwa, you've been talking to eyewitnesss on the ground there. i understand one eyewitness heard an extremist talking about hitting a second location. is that true? have you heard that? what does that tell you? >> reporter: first of all, we do know that a second location was attack. that second location was supposed to be the safe house where embassy personnel were evacuated to. this other eyewitness, a young man, arrived on the scene saying he saw at least two dozen bearded men, part of a known extremist militia here, he said just on the outskirts, just outside the consulate compound. they briefly detained him because he said he did not share the same ideology. and during the few hours he was in detention, he says he heard them talking about the attack on the compound, celebrating it and talking about needing to get ready to go out and attack a second compound. all of this, of course, raising the question as to whether or not this was a pre-planned assault as some members, senior memb
but first, cnn's arwa damon in benghazi who broke the story. arwa, you've been talking to eyewitnesss on the ground there. i understand one eyewitness heard an extremist talking about hitting a second location. is that true? have you heard that? what does that tell you? >> reporter: first of all, we do know that a second location was attack. that second location was supposed to be the safe house where embassy personnel were evacuated to. this other eyewitness, a young man, arrived on the...
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consulate in benghazi libya, killing four americans including the u.s. ambassador to libya there chris stevens, there are more questions than answers. why hasn't the fbi set foot on the crime scene? why was the white house so late in calling it a terrorist attack? why is there so much conflicting information coming in from the obama administration? just yesterday, the secretary of state hillary clinton spoke about an al qaeda group's link to extremists in benghazi specifically and seemed to tie it to the attack on the consulate. let me quote her. quote, for sometime, al qaeda in the islamic maghreb and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings from noern mali. now with a larger safe haven and increased freedom to maneuver terrorists are seeking to extend their reach and their networks in multiple directions and they are working with other violent extremists to undermine the democratic transitions under way in north africa as we tragically saw in benghazi. but, but a senior state department official later said mrs. clinton was speaking in more ge
consulate in benghazi libya, killing four americans including the u.s. ambassador to libya there chris stevens, there are more questions than answers. why hasn't the fbi set foot on the crime scene? why was the white house so late in calling it a terrorist attack? why is there so much conflicting information coming in from the obama administration? just yesterday, the secretary of state hillary clinton spoke about an al qaeda group's link to extremists in benghazi specifically and seemed to tie...
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there are also other demonstrations also in benghazi. but he said that a senior libyan security official in tripoli told his mission that they were worried about the possibility of these protests turning violent tomorrow. but, anderson, these are not anti-american or anti-western protests. they are protests, a continuation of what we saw in benghazi last friday, people taking to the streets, putting pressure on the government to disband militias and create security forces. they actually protest against extremism, but we did see these protests turn violent last friday, and there is that concern that could happen tomorrow in tripoli. we did see the u.s. embassy this evening posting on its website a warning for u.s. citizens in tripoli and in benghazi who remain in country to avoid the two main squares in these cities because of these demonstrations, saying that while they are expected to be peaceful protests, that they can be unpredictable and could turn violent. >> and, bob, as i said earlier, we heard leon panetta, the defense secretary,
there are also other demonstrations also in benghazi. but he said that a senior libyan security official in tripoli told his mission that they were worried about the possibility of these protests turning violent tomorrow. but, anderson, these are not anti-american or anti-western protests. they are protests, a continuation of what we saw in benghazi last friday, people taking to the streets, putting pressure on the government to disband militias and create security forces. they actually protest...
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. >> haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> no, they have no. the fbi has finally made it to tripoli, they haven't been on the ground in bengazi. they deployed their personal to a location in the region. they have conducted interviews of personnel who were there at the time of the attack. they've not been able to get -- gotten as far as tripoli, but not to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from reporting, the state department -- we don't know whether that request was put to the libyans and whether that was denied. what happened to it. what we know for sure, the crime scene was never secured, and the senior law enforcement official i spoke to said if we get there now, it is not clear whether it will be of any use to us. and the third critical and astonishing point was, look, one of the things we have to do is question the individuals that the libyans have in custody to get to the bottom, to understand what they are learning and, in fact, they made that request through the state departme
. >> haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> no, they have no. the fbi has finally made it to tripoli, they haven't been on the ground in bengazi. they deployed their personal to a location in the region. they have conducted interviews of personnel who were there at the time of the attack. they've not been able to get -- gotten as far as tripoli, but not to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from reporting, the state department -- we don't...
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on the streets of benghazi, two very different feelings. here, demonstrators burn an american flag in protests to the internet video they say insults islam. but across town, the others denounce the terrorism. they support the united states and their ambassador, chris stevens, who was a support system. >> he was an excellent diplomat, and really cared about the people and the future of libya. >> reporter: days after the attack, the consulate still smolders, and the ambassador was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors tried to help him. >> there was difficulty with his air ways, 20 minutes later, we pronounced his death. >> reporter: today, there was an emotional scene after the attack, as the government is convinced it was a pre-planned assault and is conducting investigations. so was the fbi. a team of agents arrived in benghazi today to sift through the ashes and look for clues. before arriving here, the fbi spent hours interviewing witnesses and victims evacuated to germany. they are also receiving cooperation from the libyan governme
on the streets of benghazi, two very different feelings. here, demonstrators burn an american flag in protests to the internet video they say insults islam. but across town, the others denounce the terrorism. they support the united states and their ambassador, chris stevens, who was a support system. >> he was an excellent diplomat, and really cared about the people and the future of libya. >> reporter: days after the attack, the consulate still smolders, and the ambassador was...
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this is the latest in a series of attacks we have seen take place in that city of benghazi targeting western interests there. that same u.s. consulate back in june, a bomb exploded outside the consulate gates. there were no casualties in that attack, but it does seem that these extremist groups are operational in the east and are intent on targeting western interests there. >> and the fbi or teams of fbi agents were expected to arrive in libya today. what's the latest on that scheduled trip? >> we're hearing from u.s. officials, fredricka, is that that trip by the fbi team has been delayed. they have postponed it because of the security situation here in libya and the region. they decided that it was not the right time to send anyone in. in their words, they do not want to put more people in harm's way. what they are doing, we understand, is that they are questioning people. they are getting witness testimony from people outside the country, including people who have been evacuated. in the meantime, the libyan authorities say their investigation is going really well. they say that th
this is the latest in a series of attacks we have seen take place in that city of benghazi targeting western interests there. that same u.s. consulate back in june, a bomb exploded outside the consulate gates. there were no casualties in that attack, but it does seem that these extremist groups are operational in the east and are intent on targeting western interests there. >> and the fbi or teams of fbi agents were expected to arrive in libya today. what's the latest on that scheduled...